Planning appeal decision
Woodlands Cottage, Titnore Lane, Pot Lane, Ferring, Worthing, West Sussex, BN13 3UG
Planning appeal 3329189 at Woodlands Cottage, Titnore Lane, Pot Lane, Ferring, Worthing, West Sussex, BN13 3UG (South Downs) was allowed on 30 July 2024 by Inspector Pearce J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the condition is necessary, enforceable and reasonable to ensure proper planning of the site and avoid a disjointed development.
the change of use of former stables to provide ancillary residential accommodation without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref SDNP/22/05624/FUL, dated 27 January 2023
- Authority
- South Downs
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Pearce J
- Postcode
- BN13 3UG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the condition is necessary, enforceable and reasonable to ensure proper planning of the site and avoid a disjointed development
What decided it
A condition cannot formally revoke an extant planning permission and therefore cannot be enforceable or reasonable, regardless of the underlying planning policy justification.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SD31 of the South Downs Local Plan 2019
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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